December 5, 2019
HEADLINES
Noon news
- December 5, 2019
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- December 5, 2019
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, ROK to hold senior-level policy dialogue on trade
- December 5, 2019
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INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Japan, U.S. must continue efforts to advance bilateral trade accord
- December 5, 2019
- , Nikkei , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
Prominent Japanese aid worker gunned down in Afghanistan
- December 5, 2019
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. sends special envoy to Afghanistan
- December 5, 2019
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Iranian leader to visit Japan later this month
- December 5, 2019
- , Asahi, Mainichi
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INTERNATIONAL
Criticism mounting in LDP of GOJ plan to invite Chinese leader as “state guest”
- December 5, 2019
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Special Representative Biegun to visit ROK
- December 5, 2019
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Taiwanese president surprises Japanese students
- December 4, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 6:22 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Indonesia in talks with Japan to create sovereign wealth fund
- December 4, 2019
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:16 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
India’s Japan-funded bullet train project risks delays
- December 4, 2019
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:18 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
USTR Lighthizer comments on Japan’s approval of trade agreements with U.S.
- December 5, 2019
- , NHK
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ECONOMY
Japan’s public stimulus spending balloons to $120bn
- December 5, 2019
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:27 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan hopes newly ratified U.S. trade deal provides bulwark against Trump’s unpredictability
- December 4, 2019
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: Japan should ensure U.S. trade deal will comply with WTO rules
- December 5, 2019
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 0:30 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japanese parliament endorses U.S.-Japan trade deal
- December 5, 2019
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ECONOMY
Editorial: Continue pursuing true “reciprocity” between Japan and U.S.
- December 5, 2019
- , Sankei , p. 2
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ECONOMY
Japan adds to free-trade trophy chest with speedy US deal
- December 5, 2019
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:22 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan likely to cut official drug prices
- December 4, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 0:57 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Cartoon: Trade agreement
- December 5, 2019
- , Asahi , p. 14
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ECONOMY
JETRO chief: Complete decoupling between U.S., China unlikely
- December 2, 2019
- , Nikkei , p. 3
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ECONOMY
Tokyo’s waterfront IR vision may spark debate among Tokyo residents
- November 28, 2019
- , Nikkei , p. 39
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ECONOMY
Keidanren chief likely to attend Davos meeting
- December 4, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 4:23 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
New law strengthens independent checks on major firms in Japan
- December 4, 2019
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
ECONOMY
LDP eyes measures to up “Wagyu” production, help small farmers
- December 4, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 10:32 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan expects economic package to lift GDP by 1.4 pct
- December 4, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 10:43 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan mulls tax breaks for small firms’ startup investments
- December 5, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 0:25 a.m.
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SECURITY
Suga plans to visit Okinawa this month
- December 5, 2019
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Russia approaching Okinawa Gov. Tamaki, part of “anti-U.S.” plot
- December 1, 2019
- , Sentaku , p. 44
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SECURITY
Vietnamese patrol vessel makes first port call at Yokohama
- December 4, 2019
- , Kanagawa Shimbun West edition , p. 19
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SECURITY
GOJ to dispatch 270 SDF personnel to Middle East
- December 5, 2019
- , Nikkei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 4, 2019
- December 5, 2019
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Opposition calls for Diet extension over gov’t cherry blossom event
- December 4, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 4:39 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Young lawmakers call for early merger of opposition parties
- December 5, 2019
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Editorial: Suspicions deepen as PM Abe dodges questions over sakura party scandal
- December 4, 2019
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
POLITICS
Yokohama citizens displeased by mayor’s “one-sided explanation” for hosting IR
- December 5, 2019
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 22
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POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Suga to visit burned-down Shuri castle in Okinawa
- December 3, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 6:37 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Over one t. yen spent by Japan govt for Tokyo Games
- December 4, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 7:05 p.m.
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SOCIETY
After 16 years in Japan, Sri Lankan woman still classified as an exchange student
- December 4, 2019
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Okinawa assemblymen to cut pay to help rebuild Shuri Castle
- December 4, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 5:15 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
New schedules for 2020 Olympic marathons, race walks unveiled
- December 4, 2019
- , Jiji Press , 9:47 p.m.
- English Press
EDUCATION
Op-ed: Reinvigorating educational exchange
- December 5, 2019
- , Asahi
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EDUCATION
Chargé Young expresses hope for more Japanese students to study in the U.S.
- December 5, 2019
- , Asahi
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